A holiday display sponsored by The Satanic Temple (TST) only briefly stood outside the New Hampshire State House, as vandals quickly broke the display into pieces. The broken display was later removed.
TST erected the display in New Hampshire’s capital city of Concord after a Christian nativity display was set up on public grounds nearby.
The organization, which is a secular humanist organization that employs religious imagery to challenge what it describes as Christian supremacy in America, is known for stirring controversy, repeatedly demanding to give invocations at city council meetings and establishing displays of Satanism wherever Christian imagery is present.
In a video circulating on social media, representatives for TST can be seen unveiling the holiday display, which featured a baphomet wearing a cloak and holding flowers and an apple.
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Before unveiling the display, one representative expressed gratitude toward the Satanic Representation Campaign for petitioning for “this holiday display to be placed here on city property next to these other beautiful holiday displays.”
“Hail Satan,” the representatives said as they unveiled the display.
Sometime shortly after its unveiling, vandals dismantled the display, breaking the baphomet into several pieces and smashing in its head.
The display was reportedly attacked several times, beginning just hours after it was unveiled.
While the city of Concord did issue a permit for the display, they apparently did so under threat of litigation from TST.
Byron O. Champlin, mayor of Concord, said during a recent city council meeting that he had “received phone calls from people in the community about the recent display” and wanted to clarify his position on the matter.
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